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In 1901 Hughes completed 32 of his 35 starts for Chicago, including 308-1/3 innings pitched. Despite his 10–23 mark, in part due to low run support, he recorded a 3.24 earned run average while striking out 225 opponents, the third-best ever for a National Leaguerookie. He jumped to the American League the following season, while dividing his playing time between Baltimore and Boston. In 1903 he became the third starter in the Boston rotation, behind Cy Young and Bill Dinneen. Hughes responded with a 20–7 mark and a 2.57 ERA, helping his team to clinch the AL title. He pitched in the first World Series ever, losing Game Three.

Before the 1904 season, Hughes was sent to the Highlanders in exchange for Jesse Tannehill in an unpopular trade in Boston. Hughes came up short in New York and was traded to the Senators during the midseason. Again, he suffered low run support in 1905, when he went 17–20 with a 2.35 ERA. The next three seasons he averaged a 2.89 ERA, with a career-best 2.21 in 1908, and an 18–15 mark the same year.

Hughes was sent to the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association in the 1909 midseason. In 1910 he topped the league with 31 wins (against 12 losses), a .721 W/L %, and 222 strikeouts while pitching 326 innings. The next year he returned to Washington for his last three major league seasons.

In a 13-season career, Hughes posted a 131–175 record with 1368 strikeouts and a 3.09 ERA in 2644 innings, including 25 shutouts and 227 complete games.

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